Magic Johnson has been named President of Basketball Operations in a front office restructuring. GM Mitch Kupchak has been relieved of his duties and Jim Buss will no longer be EVP of Basketball Operations.

So..we have no GM to make a deal at the deadline? I know we saw this coming a mile away, but I'm not super excited until I hear who we hire. I'm glad Jim is out, but replacing Mitch, while probably overdue, has to still be done right if we want to get better.

I just posted about how I hoped this wouldn't be the case. And right before the trade deadline?!?

F you, Jeanie. If this blows up in spectacular fashion, which I think it will, you need to GTFO.

Oh God, just thinking about Magic's insufferably simple-minded Twitter feed, and now he's the only one running the show?? God help us...

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Could it be any worse than what Mitch and Jim have done? A change needed to happen. They both were given more than enough time to get the Lakers back to being the Lakers and it didn't happen. I'm willing to give Magic a chance before I jump off a ledge.